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DATE OF REPORT: 1 December 1960} REFERENCES: 1291-5302. i
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SUBJECT : Jose Xavier CORTES Hernandez t

COMMENTS: (Father Manuel PEREZ Alondd, Jesuit and (contact_6f_C0S, ws thé ig

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#ORTES wag never a priest but had been a seminarian. GRather_J a {

GPEREZ Alonso thas been conferring with Archbishop Mipucl Darlo =
Miranda, Primate of Mexico, regarding CORTES Nernandez and possible oe eo
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4. on 8 Depenber 1960 Jose 2 } who represents himself as 4
ripe told Jose Antonio PORTUOHDO Valdor, Cuban Ambassador to Mexico, that
information that "the thing they were working on" had gotten underway
‘ and had produced a tremendous reaction in Cuba. Ile said that a friend, who
is Roman Cagholic but very liberal, had returned from a visit to Cuba, where
he said the Knights of Columbus wore pretty well entrenched. For this reason, =
CORTES said he felt it would be necessary to "take the bull by the horns” and
begin things or the Knights of &lumbus would gain the advantage. :

2. PORTUONDO said that the bombing of the church of Father BOZA in Cuba had
definitely bean an act of "auto-agression" and was clumsily done. Ile said a
red flag with hammer and sickle was found in the debris. PORTUGHDO told CORTES
that-Carlos OLIVARES, Underesecretary of Forelgn Affaira, had not gaid any-
thing, but, since he, PORTUCIDO, was poing to Cuba at the ond of “December, he
, believed that OLIVARES would wait until his visit. 3 4

3. CORTES said that. ho would like to go to Cuba and see for himself how. ; things
vere "goings

Field Comments :

Le Accomiing to an untested houres in the Roman Catholic Church, CORTES
‘ Hernandez was never & priest. It was previously reported that Atisbos,
Mexico City newspaper, had reported that CORTES a Catholic priest and
a member of the Jesuit omer witil 1950 when he’ the order peoause | of
his “sebellious and anarobiv. spirit". oe

2. It is believed that CORTES ‘Yernandez, who belongs to a schismatic Catholic.

. church, called the Mexican Apostolic Catholic Church, is interested. in .
establishing a schismatic church in Cuba. *.

3. Source Comment. " PORTUONDO's remark about OLLVARES came after he and CORTES
ad been discussing Geran Lence, Castrista priest who has been stopped by
episcopal sanction from his ministry in Oriente province.

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priests PORTUONDO Valdor, cuban os to Hexico, that "

information that "the thing they were working on" had gotten underway
and had produced a tremendous reactfon in Cuba.© le said that a friend, who
_{s Roman Catholic but very liberal, had returned from a visit to Cuba, where
he said the*Knights of Columbus vere pretty well entrenched. For this reason,
CORTES said he felt Lt would be necessary to "take the bull by the horns” ‘and
begin things or the Knights of @plumbus would gain the advantage. :

* PORTUONDO oaid that the bombing of the church of Father BOZA in Cuba had

definitely been an act of “auto-agression" and was clumsily done. Ile said a
red flag with hammer and sickle was found in the debris. PORTUGHDO told CORTES
that. Carlos OLIVARES, tnder-secretary of Foreign Affairs, had net said any-
thing, but, since he, PORTUONDO, was going to Cuba at the ond of ‘Décember, he
, believed that OLIVARES would wait until his visit. 3 ;

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CORTES said that he would like to go to Cuda and see for hinaolt hov. things
were going.

Field Comments oe ;
1. According to an untested source in the Roman Catholic Church, CORTES.
‘ Hernandez vas never @ priest. It was previously reported that Atisbos,
Mexico City newspaper, hed reported that CORTES was oa Catholic priest and
@ member of the Jesuit omder yntil 1950 when he lo¥t the order because of
his "sebellious and anarchic spirit". oa

It is believed that CORTES Hernandez, who belongs to a schismatic Catholic.
ghiirch, called the Mexican Apostolic Catholic Church, is interested in
establishing a schiamatic church in Cuba. « *

Source Comment, " PORTUONDO' a remark about okavanes came after he and CORTES
een discussing German Lence, Castrista priest who has been stopped by
‘episcopal sanction from. his ministry in 1 Oriente province.

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